Approximately 5,5 percent of blood donors in the Netherlands have antibodies against coronavirus. With this percentage, herd immunity is a long way off, according to Hans Zaaijer, professor and medical microbiologist at the Sanquin blood donation organisation. Achieving herd immunity would take about two years without a vaccine.more
The consequence of defrosting the economy is a gradual return of employees to companies. According to Prawo.pl, for employers this is a big organizational and financial effort, related to, among others with the adaptation of enterprises to new sanitary conditions. According to the portal, there are also legal problems.more
The number of new coronavirus cases is steadily declining in Europe, with the exception of "Russia and Eastern Europe," said World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris today.more
About 62,000 have died since the start of the coronavirus epidemic in Great Britain. people more than the average for this period of the last five years, of which Covid-19 was the cause of about 48,000 from these deaths - according to data from the ONS statistical office published on Tuesday.more
Spas resume their activities from June 15. Patients waiting for spa treatment will be able to start or continue it if they have been forced to stop it due to a pandemic.more
In March, the number of L4 exhibited increased enormously. It was then that sharp restrictions related to the epidemic were introduced - informs Dziennik Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on Tuesday.more
The UK has recorded a total of 39,045 coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the outbreak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced - confirming the lowest 24 hour increase in fatalities relating to the virus since lockdown measures were implemented.more
Along with the wider easing of coronavirus restrictions, the Government has also updated the guidance for those shielding, allowing some of the nation’s most vulnerable to cautiously emerge from their homes for the first time in 10 weeks.more
The target to build coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 tests per day in the UK has been reached a day early, said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.more
Italian 90-year-olds tolerate coronavirus better than younger seniors. This phenomenon is currently being analyzed by doctors and experts. It seems that people approaching a hundred are "indestructible" - informs "Corriere della Sera".more
Vulnerable people in England and Wales who have been asked to stay home since the coronavirus lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again from Monday.more
The UK coronavirus death toll has increased to 38,376 after a further 215 people died from the virus, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed at the daily briefing.more
From Monday, June 1, it will be possible to organize sports competitions in the United Kingdom again, the country's government said. However, supporters cannot participate in them, and they are also subject to restrictive sanitary regulations.more
Scientific advisers to the government have warned of the risk of lifting the lockdown in England, as sunshine marks the final weekend before rules change. Professor John Edmunds said it was a "political decision" to ease measures; Sir Jeremy Farrar said the NHS test and trace system should be "fully working".more
In Ireland, six people have died from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, resulting in a total increase in deaths to 1,645, the Ministry of Health said yesterday evening.more